Psalm 2:2

The Passion Translation

Look at how the power brokers of the world rise up to hold their summit as the rulers scheme and confer together against Yahweh and his Anointed King, saying:

Cross References

Psalm 110:5

The Lord stands in full authority to shatter to pieces the kings who stand against you on the day he displays his terrible wrath.

Psalm 2:10

“Listen to me, all you rebel kings and all you upstart judges of the earth. Learn your lesson while there’s still time.

Psalm 45:7

You are passionate for righteousness, and you hate lawlessness. This is why God, your God, crowns you with bliss above your fellow kings. He has anointed you, more than any other, with his oil of fervent joy, the very fragrance of heaven’s gladness.

Psalm 48:4

See how the mighty kings united to come against Zion, yet when they saw God manifest in front of their eyes, they were stunned. Trembling, they all fled away, gripped with fear. Seized with panic, they doubled up in frightful anguish, like a woman in the labor pains of childbirth.

Psalm 74:18

O  Yahweh, don’t ever forget how these arrogant enemies, like fools, have mocked your name.

Psalm 74:23

Never forget what your adversaries are saying. For their rage and uproar rise continually against you. It’s time to stand up to them!

Psalm 83:6

All the sons of Ishmael, the desert sheiks and the nomadic tribes, Amalekites, Canaanites, Moabites, and all the nations that surround us, Philistines, Phoenicians, Gadarenes, and Samaritans; allied together they’re ready to attack! Pause in his presence

Proverbs 21:30

All your brilliant wisdom and clever insight will be of no help at all if the Lord is against you.

Isaiah 61:1

The mighty Spirit of Lord Yahweh is wrapped around me because Yahweh has anointed me, as a messenger to preach good news to the poor. He sent me to heal the wounds of the brokenhearted, to tell captives, “You are free,” and to tell prisoners, “Be free from your darkness.”

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realized that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated. So he sent soldiers with orders to slaughter every baby boy two years old and younger in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding countryside, based on the time frame he was given from interrogating the wise men.

Matthew 26:3

Meanwhile, the prominent priests and religious leaders of the nation were gathered in the palace of Caiaphas the high priest.

Matthew 26:59

The chief priests and the entire supreme Jewish council of leaders were doing their best to bring false charges against Jesus, because they were looking for a reason to put him to death.

Matthew 27:1

Before dawn that morning, all the chief priests and religious leaders resolved to take action against Jesus and decided that he should be executed.

Luke 13:31

Just then some Jewish religious leaders came to Jesus to urge him to flee from that place because Herod was out to kill him.

John 15:23

If anyone hates me, they hate my Father also.

John 3:34

“The One whom God has sent to represent him will speak the words of God, because God has poured out upon him the fullness of the Holy Spirit without limitation.

Acts 10:38

“Jesus of Nazareth was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit and with great power. He did wonderful things for others and divinely healed all who were under the tyranny of the devil, for God had anointed him.

Acts 9:4

Falling to the ground, he heard a booming voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Hebrews 1:9

For you have cherished righteousness and detested lawlessness. For this reason, God, your God, has anointed you and poured out the oil of bliss on you more than on any of your friends.”